IGN has word on layoffs at Defiance and RIFT developer Trion
Worlds, having confirmed the cuts after initially reporting this as a rumor. Their original report stated as much as 80% of the company's
staff was let go, but Trion says this is "exaggerated" (though no numbers are
provided as a correction), and also says reports that employees were being
escorted from buildings and that some executives would not be receiving
severance are "100% false." Here's Trion's official statement:

To best
position Trion in a rapidly changing industry, we have reorganized our teams and
are expanding our free to play offering. With Defiance, we delivered a great
game that more than one million gamers registered to play and continue to enjoy.
As we progress from launch to ongoing development of the game, we are adjusting
our staffing levels to deliver new content and improved features. RIFT, and our
other titles in development, were unaffected by these changes. We are very much
looking forward to the free to play release of RIFT and are excited by the other
new titles currently in development.

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Creston wrote on May 17, 2013, 23:54:I'd never go work in the fucking gaming industry. I think the fry cooks at McDonalds get treated with more respect

I'm with you there. If you choose to work in the gaming industry, this is the type of treatment you get. Better to work elsewhere. Companies will treat their workers like slaves if they can get away with it.